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Sherry Ross With The Call
by Paul on 11/26/09 at 09:54 AM ET
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via Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Devils radio color analyst Sherry Ross became the first woman broadcaster to provide play-by-play for a full 60-minute NHL game in English during tonight’s 3-1 Devils’ win over Ottawa on WFAN-660 AM.
Ross filled in for Matt Loughlin, who missed the game because the death of his father in law. She did the play-by-play for one period during a 1993-94 game in Washington. Gary Thorne, the Devils’ TV play-by-play announcer at the time, was late arriving because of travel problems so Chris Moore shifted from radio to TV and Ross did the play-by-play on the radio for the first period.
This was the first time she did the full game as the play-by-play announcer, though. Former Devil Rob Skrlac filled in as the color analyst.
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My condolonces to Matt Loughlin. But really, how many people heard this broadcast? Maybe 5 or 6? The Devils ratings are miniscule and no one cares about them. WFAN goes off in my car as soon as they come on. And Sherry Ross is AWFUL and unlistenable as a color commentator. Loughlin and Ross are among the worst radio announcing teams ever assembled in any sport.
Posted by nyarealistener on 11/27/09 at 12:59 AM ET
I plan on being the first female color analyst. It’s gonna be awesome.
Posted by hf12 on 12/04/09 at 10:58 PM ET
I plan on being the first female color analyst. It’s gonna be awesome.
Sorry to burst your bubble , but that’s what Sherry Ross usually does when she’s not filling in on play-by-play . She’s the Devils color analyst on the radio broadcast. 
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 12/04/09 at 11:11 PM ET
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